Electrification: Bringing Ports into a Cleaner, More Sustainable
With this new source of power, ports are poised to be compliant with existing and future industry regulations. The 2014 mandate from CARB, for example, initially required 50%
Thanks to the rich energy sources, ports, especially large seaport integrated energy systems, can apply various energy storage technologies such as electric energy storage, thermal energy storage, natural gas storage, and hydrogen storage.
The team estimated the adoption rates of electric cargo handling equipment by leveraging data provided by the Port of Long Beach's Electric Vehicle (EV) Blueprint. We took the port's target of a 100% EV fleet by 2030 as the most aggressive target. Figure 2. Electric vehicle stock projections for the Port of Long Beach
The container loading and unloading port area is mainly in the North Harbor area and the West Harbor area, with a planned deepwater coastline of 10 km and more than 30 berths, capable of loading and unloading the world's largest post-Panamax container ships.
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